| Title |
Elia Kazan’s America America: A Message for America
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1057/s11231-018-9140-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Merle Molofsky |
| Abstract |
Elia Kazan's 1963 film, America America is a tribute to the immigrant experience of his own forebears, and has relevance to the refugee crisis of today. In stark black and white cinematography, the film provides insight into the refugee-immigrant experience, personified in Stavros, a young man longing for freedom, obsessed with an idealized America. His hope and innocence cannot safeguard him. His memories of his happy childhood and loving family create idealizing transferences to a world of others who manipulate and betray him as he undertakes his quest. Eventually he too learns to manipulate and betray, unconsciously identifying with the aggressor. History will offer ethical challenges, the black and white cinematography mirroring the black and white perception of good and bad, the shades of grey evoking a maturation of understanding. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 5 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 1 | 20% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 2 | 40% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
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